Milgram's Study That Encouraged The Participants To Behave In A Highly Obedient Way
Identify four aspects of Milgram’s study that encouraged the participants to behave in a highly obedient way
One condition that encouraged the participants was the prestigious setting. Second the participants feels obliged to not to disturb the experiment. Third participants assumed discomfort was mild and temporary. Last aspect is that participants can discuss choices with someone else.
Describe one ethical issue raised in Milgram’s study.
One ethical issue from the Milgram study is harm. Participants believed that they were giving another human being extreme shocks. Due to this participants experienced anxiety and extreme stress.
Describe what steps Milgram took to deal with this ethical issue
Milgram debriefed the participants afterwards. …show more content…
We as humans are raised to not harm others, which in this experiment goes against what we are generally brought up as children.
Describe how Milgram measured obedience.
Milgram used 40 american men aged between 20 and 40, from a variety of occupations to measure obedience.
Describe the sample that was used and outline one strength of this sample from the Milgram study
The participants had a variety of occupations, such as postal clerk and high school teachers, which would have required varying degrees obedience in their everyday jobs.
Outline two pieces of evidence from Milgram’s study that showed that the participants believed the shocks were real.
One piece of evidence is when the participants were debriefed at the end of the study. They were asked “How painful do you think the shocks were for the learner?” A majority of the participants said extremely painful, that is they thought they were giving real shocks. Another piece of evidence is the stress the participants displayed- sweating and groaning,etc. Which would not have happened if the participants knew that the shocks were fake.
Outline the role of each participant in milgram
One condition that encouraged the participants was the prestigious setting. Second the participants feels obliged to not to disturb the experiment. Third participants assumed discomfort was mild and temporary. Last aspect is that participants can discuss choices with someone else.
Describe one ethical issue raised in Milgram’s study.
One ethical issue from the Milgram study is harm. Participants believed that they were giving another human being extreme shocks. Due to this participants experienced anxiety and extreme stress.
Describe what steps Milgram took to deal with this ethical issue
Milgram debriefed the participants afterwards. …show more content…
We as humans are raised to not harm others, which in this experiment goes against what we are generally brought up as children.
Describe how Milgram measured obedience.
Milgram used 40 american men aged between 20 and 40, from a variety of occupations to measure obedience.
Describe the sample that was used and outline one strength of this sample from the Milgram study
The participants had a variety of occupations, such as postal clerk and high school teachers, which would have required varying degrees obedience in their everyday jobs.
Outline two pieces of evidence from Milgram’s study that showed that the participants believed the shocks were real.
One piece of evidence is when the participants were debriefed at the end of the study. They were asked “How painful do you think the shocks were for the learner?” A majority of the participants said extremely painful, that is they thought they were giving real shocks. Another piece of evidence is the stress the participants displayed- sweating and groaning,etc. Which would not have happened if the participants knew that the shocks were fake.
Outline the role of each participant in milgram